>> good morning, the top stories that we are following this thursday may 23rd. firefighters are still on the scene of an overnight house fire in the south bay, we will have a live report coming up. >> a group of sellsailing experts have released a list of recommendations they say will increase the safety in the america's cup following the death of a teammate. >> a british soldier was hacked to death on a london street. we will have more of that coming up. >> in terms of the win it

feels a little bit cooler because we have 25 mi. per hour winds. we will see 60's and low 70's into the afternoon. i will have your full detail coming up at 6:15 a.m.. >> our 580 ride has been cleared. we do however have high commute. the south bay peninsula and the north bay and peninsula is still looking like. >> let's get right to the south bay with our developing story from san jose about a fire that broke out. this was right near 1:30 a.m. this morning. you can see some of the damage that is provided from mike

pelton who has been on the scene. >> fire crews have left the scene but the families tend to go back inside to salvage some of the items that did not burn. the family stated that they are devastated because they have all this home for 69 years. they watched the gold in flames. they stated that some other items that have burned are on their front yard as you can see on your screen. the fire crews responded before 2:00 a.m. this morning. they saw flames coming from the garage where they stated the fire started. the fire chief stated that it is an electrical fire. crews did get the fire under control but he stated that the installation made it tricky to fight. >> there are particles and a

wickes out and this caused a problem for us. we had to drop the whole selling to get the fire out. >> for people living inside the home and they were inside when the fire broke out. it is a husband, wife, and their two children. the husband stated that his wife woke up and heard something and saw the flames and woke everyone else in doubt the most safely. unfortunately, they have families to stay with but again they tell me this they're extremely devastated. >> the america's cup race will go on but not without new safety recommendations. the changes come two weeks after an experienced sailor died in san francisco bay while training for the race. kron 4 urs will tran is liven san francisco to tell

us some of the changes. >> they want to be competitive but that want to make sure that when the race is over they remain safe. this is why all the teams have signed off on these new recommendations. it is 37 altogether. take a look at your screen. they are changing the way in the limits. all the races before this death there were no speed limits. they want to push the envelope and that is why they chose this. you cannot go faster than 26 mi. per hour. they stated that if you go faster they can push the start time back. also, that was to make sure that they wear body armor and they have masked breathing items. they stated

that when the boat capsize he was under water for more than 10 minutes and that want to have beean independent review to make sure that they meet all safety regulations. >> here is that pitcher, he was so dedicated, he was loved and he was known internationally. he won a gold medal in 2008 in beijing. he moved his family to san francisco earlier this year just to be a part of this race and all of sudden tragedy strikes. this forced everyone to go back to the drawing board. they came back with these recommendations. it seems like everyone is on board will see how this plays out. they still want to tweak it out a little bit. everyone stated that it looks good. >> oklahoma is seeing more

severe weather this morning. left on the your screen you will see video from moore, oklahoma. on the right you concede tracker. they have had days of severe weather. they had a another tornado that hit on sunday. they have had days of thunder rain and lightning. they do have more strong weather on the lookout. >> the first of a few rows is scheduled today following a deadly tornado and oklahoma. a nine year- old child is antonia ca ndelaria will be laid to rest. she is one of the seven children who died at a destroyed elementary school.

the mayor glenn lewis says that he will propose an ordinance to require all new homes to have storm shelters. president obama will travel to and moore on sunday. the powerful twister killed 24 people, including 10 children, and tore through as many as 13,000 homes, schools and hospitals. >> the tremendous task of cleaning up the damage left behind by monday's tornado in oklahoma has begun. the city of moore called for volunteers to help clean up a cemetery at a local church. community members showed up in droves, raking garbage and cleaning debris by hand. dump trucks lined up ready to take the debris away. oklahoma city mayor says that early estimates muspull losses at 1.5 and $2

billion. the oklahoma insurance the armistice took the loss could be much more. >> new information just come in then on the deadly attack on british soldiers and london. both suspects in the attack or part of earlier security services process. the british government's emergency committee will meet today after two attackers butchered a british soldier on a london street. prime minister david cameron says that there are strong indications it was an act of terrorism and his top advisers will be examining the potential security threats. the soldier was hit by a car driven by the assailants, then hacked to death with a knife and cleaver. the assassi assailant's estate at the scene, and

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>> welcome back. we are watching the markets this morning. after a major global sell-off, hardest hit, the nikkei in and japan is down 7%. that would be like the dow dropping over a thousand points. the dow dropped almost 1% yesterday, right now dow futures are down 100 points. they were down even more earlier. the federal reserve took financial markets for a ride on wednesday, pushing stock prices up in the

morning then sending them down and afternoon. >> here is a look at the close of numbers. the dow jones close as the day down 80 points, closing at 15,307. the nasdaq closing at 3463. losing 38 points. the s&p 500 fell 13 points closing at 1655. will be watching the stock market all morning long here on kron 4 morning news. >> boy scouts of america is a national leadership will vote today on whether to allow openly gay scouts in its ranks. this is a decision on the critical issue for one of the nation's oldest you organizations. about 1400 national council members will vote on the band of youths calls for being openly gay. a ban on gay adult leaders would remain in place. the results are

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>> the time is 6:15 a.m. perry >> it looks like it will be a pretty good thursday outside. here's a live look at the san francisco skyline. we have plenty of

sunshine to go or around. the temperatures are on the cooler side. napa will be coming in at 71 degrees. we will see a 7 degree change in san jose and the same goes for concord. currently, we are in the 40's. it is 41 degrees in napa up and 49 out the door in oakland. it is certainly a chilly start and in addition we will also have when in the forecast. it is breezy conditions for the afternoon. in terms of future cast 4 we will see a few spots of yellow showing where the '70s will occur. that will start to fill in. >> in terms of the evening

by 8:00 p.m. it will be a split decision indicating the temperatures will be in the '50s and '60s. satellite and radar shows that there is an area of low pressure and we're seeing moderate rain in that region of the country. the cooler morning weather is picking man and the temperatures will stay below the seasonal average. your extended forecast shows pretty mild conditions for monday. we will see below to possibly mid '70s. there are big changes and we will see a break in the forecast. there is a 20 percent chance of showers. >> it is a pretty cool and quiet start for the morning. we're not tracking any hot spots. here at the bay

bridge the meter read lights have been activated. it is backed up to the first over crossing to 880. it is a 16 to 18 minute drive time. the san mateo bridge at 92 is problem free and the drive time is up by 1%. the golden gate bridge just keeps rolling with no problems in the southbound direction. >> there is a bridge that is under wind advisory and that is the dumbarton bridge nearby high-rise section. this was issued at 4:00 a.m. and it has now been rescinded. >> president obama plans on outlining the measures to clarify the daily use of drone's against terror suspects today. in a planned

speech at washington's national defense university, president obama is also expected to detail how he will make good on a pledge to close the controversy will present at guantanamo bay. he will also use the location to warn americans about the dire threats that continue to face, even some fellow citizens. attorney general eric holder told congress yesterday that four americans have been killed by droned strikes in pakistan and yemen since 2009. >> the u.s. air force has launched an unarmed missile from vandenberg air force base. this comes at must have the the test flight was postponed because of tensions with north korea. if the test are aimed at making sure that the weapons systems are accurate and reliable. the missiles are designed to deliver nuclear

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the wheels can fall off. the company says the recall affects the 2013 cadillac as are ex with 18 in. wheels. safety regulators say that the wheel nuts may not be tight enough at the factory. general motors says the problem has not caused any crashes or injuries. so far, no wheels have fallen from vehicles. dealers will rotate the tires and tighten the nuts at no cost to owners. the recall affects 19,000 that are in the united states. >> another recalled to tell you about this morning, nissan is recalling 841,000 vehicles as a result of a steering wheel glitch. nissan is recalling certain models of the "micra " compact car that was made between 2002 and 2006. the bolt used to the steering

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that it used some of those proceeds to pay off the government loan this week. >> we will be right back.

>> welcome back. the opening bell is now on wall street. we are expecting a sharp sell-off following a global sell-off overnight in japan. right now dial futures are down 132. we did have a better than expected jobs report. you could expect the numbers to drop. we will bring you the numbers throughout the morning. we will get insight from our financial adviser rob black coming up. >> there is a significant drop. we are seeing temperature readings of 37

degrees just north of napa. we do have several frost advisory. we do have patchy fog near the mid peninsula. plenty of sunshine will be in the afternoon. it will be in the '60s and '70s. tomorrow we will have temperatures a little bit warmer than today. i will have a full detail coming up to my next report. >> we are just taking a live pictures from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. we are looking at day and a state of force and delaware. the chopper pulled out and we had word of a bus that was stopped on the city street. some power lines

have fell on top of the bus and the buzz may have been loaded with passengers. there is a number of emergency vehicles standing by. we're still getting additional information about and once we do we will pass along to you. >> in the meantime we're looking at a pretty good ride around the bay. you will find some moderate conditions to the east. most other freeways are pretty light. light to moderate conditions for the south bay freeway and the commute is still getting under way. the north bay peninsula ride is still light for you this morning. >> we whether not bikes can be on bart trains at all times. jackie sissesissel is live with more.

>> you are looking at else 3 toll bart station. it was packed with commuters heading into the city on the board. you did not seek a longest bart has not allowed a bicyclist on bart in the commute direction during the commute hours. as you stated some of these pilot programs back in august of last year they had this on for a moment. earlier this year they had a four week long. now they have this information out the they have collated and they will go back to the directors to take the ultimate test to find out basically is that will allow bikes on all trains at all times. they

still have the restrictions. obviously if it is very crowded they do not want blacks pushing passengers off. i had a chance to talk to one bicyclist and he stated that it was a good idea. >> personally i ride my bike at 5:00 in the morning. rarely there is no one on bart that early in the morning. i was able to make the judge mccaljudgment call. >> we are talking about the commute hours and that is really what this is about. the bart board of directors are expected to speak on this. you may be a ride to ride your bike starting

tomorrow. >> the head of the america's cup regatta says he wants to li boat speeds for this year's races. it is one of 37 safety recommendations issued yesterday and follows recent death of an olympic medalist dorn a practice run in the bay. this is a video earlier this month courtesy of our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. sweden's parliament racing boat capsized, killing one of the team members andrew simpson. in addition to limiting speed limits, the new safety plan includes equipping crews with body armor, handsfree breathing apparatus and highly visibility hellman's. the new recommendations are not binding until the coast guard gives it a step approval. >> that was the sound of the

terrifying moments when the tornado hit in oklahoma. two teachers are being called heroes after they sheltered students from the twister. lynne breton and jessica orr are still shaken as the talk about what happened. when this mass of tunnel struck, they huddled with 25 kids inside bathroom at briarwood elementary school. as the roof was torn off and the ceiling caved in on the bathroom, breton reassure the kid said they will be okay. she covered two kids with her body and just hope for the best. >> in my mind, i was praying. >> president obama is

expected to tour the damaged area sunday. the powerful tornado killed 24 people, including 10 children, and tore through as many as $13 and homes, schools and a hospital. >> we have been taking a lower and the dow is off 90 points. we had a huge drop in japan. it was a global sell-off overnight that affected wall street. we will talk to rob black and 10 minutes. >> the time is 6:37 a.m.. we will be right back.

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>> the time is 6:40 a.m.. americans are getting back to big city limits for the second straight year. most of the largest of big cities have shown population growth. economists generally played down that young adults and is recovering economy will be back on the move. the 2012 numbers indicate that young people are playing it safe and dense urban coursres. >> a local realtor stated that more than 1000 rental units will be available by 2015. most of them are going up in mission bay. the new residents are expected to

revitalize the those areas. >> i think you will see san francisco become better than it has been in the past perry ed and you will see both in entertainment and restaurants and overall quality of life. >> the new units are not expected to do much but bring rental prices down. this means that demand for housing is still stand by. >> we will take a break at 6:42 a.m.. here is a live look at the toll plaza. we will be right back.

>> welcome back. >> we had a global sell-off. it was like a pile some points drop. >> it is better than

expected unemployment numbers. >> yesterday, the united states said that they may stop purchasing debt or we may keep doing that. there will be a transition from focusing on keeping monday. japan interest rate went up because they're buying more debt from the united states. something is wrong there. this morning, the rescue of h p. there revenue growth was down but their earnings were up. some of their losses started to surge. that is where we are this morning. the jobless claims came in better than expected. that means that the job market is improving. china has a few problems and in japan is not working the way that we want them to. this is what's driving the

market's up. h p is up by 11 points. it is nice to see that this is a story that the company's is getting more into the cloud and tablets. we have been using our laptops for about four years but it is time for us to start replacing them. they're in a good position but not a great position. >> they are doing some nice things like subscriptions for monthly ink. consumers are not printed as much of home this sounds like a weird idea but this is the way to go. >> i think she is doing a great job. last year they had a trouble that was not

under her watch. the company was not really selling business as he basically came out and stated that they would have to write things off. this was a refreshing. >> h-p is onee 30 tt make the . they are up by 11 points. ford motor co. stated that will shutdown there factory and australia. and again, vocalization has moved. >> we would check back with rabin at 915 with today's winners and losers. >> the time is 6:48 a.m.. temperatures are continuing to drop and we are at 41 degrees. napa is at 40. the temperatures have dropped into the upper 30's. it is 48 degrees right now in concord. it is certainly a

cooler start for the morning. we do have a little bit of patchy fog. you should certainly be prepared for this. you could see by noon we are talking 50s and 60s prepared as we put the clock into motion the yellow is starting to fill in and that is where we will see low 70's. the temperatures will be between one and seven degrees cooler. there will be a split decision. here is a look at the better procedure. although oregon and washington is receiving rain of the bay area is not. temperatures will remain below the seasonal average.

>> we have a slight chance of wet weather for tuesday and wednesday. it is just a 20 percent chance. >> it is a nice ride around the bay. we are not tracking any hot spots. there is no big incidents to slow down your ride. westbound traffic is backed up to the 880 over crossing not quite took west grand. it is 14 to 16 minutes if you're coming from the mimic freeway. 92 and the san mateo bridge we continue the bridge and check westbound. it is 13 minutes to foster city. the ride on 1 01 southbound has no the latest through marin county. >> there is an 18 minute drive time from hercules to

berkeley. the salmon run valley is up to 20 minutes. ive to the south bay still looks great. this is a running at about 21 minutes. there's no delays out to cupertino. the ride through saooks good on 85. here is the more ran dry with no delays to speak up. >> super bowl 50 is coming to the bay area. the super bowl committee has started to hire staff to plan all the parties and to coordinate the events. that will pick the place is a wholesome, some of them would be inside and others will be outside weather permitting. the mosconi center is about to go into expansion and they hope to be done before 2016. the

super bowl village could be centered at the ferry building, heading down market street to union square. other popular spots, like fisherman's wharf was also play a role. city hall could see some action. >> the time is 6:52 a.m.. we will be right back in a few minutes.

>> the giants in search of 3 in a row vs. washington.

bryce harper, the man who took on the dodger stadium right-field scoreboard and lost. in the 6, harper takes madison out for a solo home run. bottom of eighth the score was 1 to 0 nationals. buster posey singles to left,. top of the tent the score is tied want to 1. the investments in the assault jeremy, but throw home is not in time, harper scores the score is 2 to 1 nationals. the giants go down one. they lose the game 2 to 1 nationals. they take on the colorado rockies tomorrow at at&t park. >> special olympics torch

carried into the stadium. bottom of the first it was score was. david murphy, to run home for gerard parker. the score is 2 to 0 rangers. two batters later, adrain takes parker deep for a solo home run. the score is 3 to 0 rangers. the final score was 3 to 1 rangers are still taking 2 of 3 from rangers. the a's will stay in texas to march for game 1 against the houston astros. then starting memorial day they will battle the giants. >> we do have breaking the rules coming that of a helicopter bike's vs eight

garbage truck. this looks like it may be the case of a fatal accident. will have a more on this coming up.

(male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news a group of sailing experts has released a list of recommendations they say a belt accident between a cyclist and a garbage truck on 16th street and van ness ave. we have applied pictures coming in from have attacked a partnership but abc seven is. the area's black